Pennsylvania · 27 covered places · 30 ZIP codes
Plumbers in Centre County, PA
We cover 27 cities and towns in Centre County, Pennsylvania, across 30 ZIP codes, including State College, Bellefonte, University Park. About 160,000 people live in those ZIP codes. 26% of the homes were built before 1960, so galvanized pipe and old cast iron drains are common.
| Year built | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Before 1940 | 14% |
| 1940–1959 | 12% |
| 1960–1979 | 24% |
| 1980–1999 | 27% |
| 2000 or later | 22% |
Share of housing units in the covered ZIP codes. Census ACS 2023 5-year estimates.
| Place | Residents in covered ZIPs | Built before 1960 |
|---|---|---|
| State College | 65,813 | 18% |
| Bellefonte | 29,168 | 35% |
| University Park | 13,499 | 12% |
| Philipsburg | 8,924 | 50% |
| Port Matilda | 7,386 | 15% |
| Howard | 6,346 | 30% |
| Boalsburg | 5,197 | 17% |
| Centre Hall | 4,774 | 33% |
| Spring Mills | 3,692 | 36% |
| Julian | 2,521 | 21% |
What goes wrong in Centre County homes
Oil-heated homes
20% of occupied homes here heat with fuel oil, far above the national norm. Many of them make hot water with a tankless coil inside the boiler, which runs the boiler all summer. Plumbers often replace the coil with an indirect tank or a standalone water heater when the boiler is serviced or replaced.
Long, hard winters
50% of homes here were built before 1980, when pipes were more often run through exterior walls and uninsulated crawl spaces. In a long Pennsylvania winter those are the lines that freeze and split. See frozen and burst pipe repair.
Pre-1960 homes: galvanized pipe and cast iron
26% of homes in Centre County's covered ZIP codes were built before 1960, 14% of them before 1940. Houses that old often still have galvanized steel supply lines that rust closed from the inside, and cast iron or clay sewer pipe that cracks and lets roots in. Weak pressure at upstairs fixtures, brown water after a shutoff and slow drains are the usual clues. Typical fixes are whole-house repiping and a sewer camera inspection.
Common plumbing work in Centre County
Other covered towns in Centre County
- Aaronsburg (1 ZIP)
- Bellefonte (1 ZIP)
- Blanchard (1 ZIP)
- Boalsburg (1 ZIP)
- Centre Hall (1 ZIP)
- Clarence (1 ZIP)
- Coburn (1 ZIP)
- Howard (1 ZIP)
- Julian (1 ZIP)
- Lemont (1 ZIP)
- Madisonburg (1 ZIP)
- Milesburg (1 ZIP)
- Millheim (1 ZIP)
- Mingoville (1 ZIP)
- Moshannon (1 ZIP)
- Orviston (1 ZIP)
- Pennsylvania Furnace (1 ZIP)
- Philipsburg (1 ZIP)
- Pine Grove Mills (1 ZIP)
- Port Matilda (1 ZIP)
- Rebersburg (1 ZIP)
- Sandy Ridge (1 ZIP)
- Snow Shoe (1 ZIP)
- Spring Mills (1 ZIP)
- State College (4 ZIPs)
- University Park (1 ZIP)
- Woodward (1 ZIP)
Centre County plumbing FAQ
Which towns in Centre County do you cover?
27 places: Aaronsburg, Bellefonte, Blanchard, Boalsburg, Centre Hall, Clarence, Coburn, Howard, Julian, Lemont, Madisonburg, Milesburg, Millheim, Mingoville, Moshannon, Orviston, Pennsylvania Furnace, Philipsburg, Pine Grove Mills, Port Matilda, Rebersburg, Sandy Ridge, Snow Shoe, Spring Mills, State College, University Park, Woodward. Enter your ZIP code to confirm coverage for your street.
How old are homes in Centre County?
Across the covered ZIP codes, Census estimates put 26% of homes as built before 1960, 24% from 1960 to 1979, 27% from 1980 to 1999 and 22% in 2000 or later.
Who licenses plumbers in Centre County, PA?
Pennsylvania has no statewide plumbing license; Philadelphia, Allegheny County and other municipalities license plumbers, and home improvement contractors register with the Attorney General.
Housing and heating figures are US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year estimates for the ZIP code areas we cover in Centre County, combined across places and weighted by housing units. Some ZIP codes extend into neighboring counties.
Need a plumber in Centre County?
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